parasitic
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Shkreli came to prominence a decade ago for buying the rights to Daraprim, a drug used to treat a rare parasitic infection known as toxoplasmosis that primarily affects people who are immunocompromised.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
The parasitic outbreak touched every part of the produce industry as many consumers avoided fresh produce in grocery stores and salad-heavy restaurant chains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Because the parasitic disease was contracted from contaminated produce out of state, California is not counted as being a part of the current outbreak.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
They raised concerns about rising cases of measles and cyclosporiasis - a parasitic infection that causes diarrhoea - under current US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr's leadership.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
It also took on the meaning of someone parasitic, living on the flesh of others.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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